Convert 8,500 Kilowatt Hours to BTUs
How much energy is 8,500 kilowatt hours? How many BTUs are in 8.5 thousand kilowatt hours? 8,500 kWh to BTU conversion.
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8,500 Kilowatt Hours ≈
29,003,200 BTUs
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Result in Plain English
8,500 kilowatt hours is equal to about 29 million BTUs.
In Scientific Notation
8,500 kilowatt hours
= 8.5 x 103 kilowatt hours
≈ 2.90032 x 107 BTUs
Kilowatt Hours
A kilowatt hour is a unit of energy commonly used to measure electricity consumption. It is the equivalent of using a kilojoule every second for an hour. Therefore, a kilowatt hour is 3.6 million joules.
BTUs
A British thermal unit is the amount of energy required to heat a pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit. This can vary slightly depending on the temperature of the water, therefore different estimates for the BTU exist. The International Standards Organization defines a BTU as 1055.056 joules.